Outside of the aerospace and defense industries, mining is arguably the most capital-intensive business in the world.
You have to move a lot of earth...
Supply and demand: we all know how this works. If there’s too much of something (whether bricks, maize or tomatoes), there’s a glut and...
To commit a billion dollars or more to a venture which might only show a return on investment 10 years from now is a...
The rewards in mining can be high, but so is the risk. Starting a new mining venture is a long and arduous journey, and...
An easily understood feature of corporate taxation is that you only tax a business once it is making a profit. But what do you...
Step 1
Ore is taken out of the ground
Holes are drilled in the ground (if it’s an open-pit mine) or in the rock-face (if it’s...
1. Angola was colonised for nearly 500 years
Portuguese explorers first reached Angola in 1484. Luanda, which is today the capital of Angola, was established...
There is a myth that many people believe with regard to copper mining – that the price of copper alone determines the strength and...
Copper has been around for far more decades, lifetimes, and centuries than most of us can comprehend – ten and a half thousand years,...
1. It is the heaviest element in the universe
Uranium is heavy, and is nearly three times as dense as iron. This makes it atomically...
